We haven’t bothered to create a category devoted to Republican presidential candidate John Cox here at Irregular Times, and for good reason. His campaign has almost no support, not even among Republicans.
Yet, Cox keeps on going, with the hope that, if he can only get enough people to hear his name, he will become the frontrunner in 2008. While he acknowledges his extreme low rankings, John Cox believes a more refined statistic is called for. He explains, “I may be at 1 percent, but relative to my name recognition, my poll numbers are pretty good.”
Among the few people who know who John Cox is, his poll numbers are pretty good. Well, that’s also true for my neighbor, Raul Blumenauer. Among the people who know him, I bet that a pretty high percentage would vote for him for President. Raul is a really nice guy, and he’s pretty smart too. That said, I don’t think that many people are predicting that Raul will be elected President in 2008. So, Raul is not running for President.
John Cox could learn a few lessons from Raul.
This quote is a classic, but one of many from this fringe candidate, I’m afraid.
Cox raised $4,100 (sic) in the last filing period, and a total of $13,000 sicne he started his campaign way back in early 2006.
For some reason he isn’t at all embarrassed by any of this.
Hmmmm. Does Raul Blumenauer have an extra $17,100 since 2006?
In case that’s faint praise I detected from Iriquois for Cox’s great “feat” of raising a few thousand bucks, bear in mind that it costs $50 million to run for president and actually, um, win. And that Obama and Hillary have raised tens of millions, and they’ve only been running a few months, not a full 17 months, day and night, like Mr. Cox has.
Of course they’ve like, been elected to something. And stuff. Unlike Cox, who has lost several smaller elections in Illinois.
Hmm. Several smaller elections, you say. I have a small used book thing going, but it has never made any $17,100. Perhaps I’ve picked the wrong sideline.